After talking for a while longer, Jiang Fenglong left at the right time.
Zuo Chongming studied the sent formation diagram for a long time and silently put it away.
The acquaintance he was talking about was, of course, Long Zu.
Although Long Ancestor and Tian Hu Ancestor are about the same age, they are several hundred years older.
But Long Zuke has built the Yunmeng treasure ship. Not only is he rich, but he also knows many secrets. This guy may really be able to help.
However, Longzu has been busy looking for the remaining Jianfeng in the past few years, and he couldn't contact him for a while. The matter of sending the formation will have to wait until he comes back.
At this moment, Qi Hao hurried over and sent a message: "Master Hou, the laboratory wants you to come over. They say there is an important discovery."
"oh?"
Zuo Chongming looked at his solemn expression, couldn't help but squinted his eyes, stood up and walked out: "Which laboratory?"
Qi Hao led the way and whispered: "The person responsible for researching the ancient mantra."
"I heard that the research institute on souls put forward an interesting conjecture not long ago, and then the two parties started a cooperative experiment."
Zuo Chongming frowned: "What guess?"
Qi Hao smiled bitterly: "Well, I don't know the details. Anyway, they caught many ghosts, and the types are all different."
"Ghost?"
Zuo Chongming frowned slightly and quickly understood what they were thinking.
Ghosts are actually the evolution of the soul, but due to different obsessions and different environments, the ghosts created are also different.
For example, water ghosts are the result of the fusion of the obsession that persists after a creature drowns and the existence of evil spirits at the bottom of the river.
Things like water ghosts, hanged ghosts, starving ghosts, and zombies are tangible and tangible.
If ordinary people can eliminate fear, adjust their mentality, and have tools in their hands, they will have at least a 60% chance of winning when facing these things.
There is also a kind of ghost that has no entity. They are composed entirely of souls and resentment, and it is difficult for conventional physical tools to cause damage.
However, since ghosts are sinister creatures, their weaknesses are also obvious.
Although they like the yang energy of living beings, if the yang energy is strong enough to a certain extent, they will avoid it for fear of being hurt.
In addition to Yang Qi, they are also afraid of high temperatures, high pitches, etc. Even if there is a strong evil spirit in the creature, they will not dare to approach it.
Take Zuo Chongming as an example, with the intensity of the evil energy in his body, even if the ghost king approaches, he will be assimilated instantly and his soul will be scattered.
anyway.
Those who study ghosts probably want to find out why they are so powerful.
To be precise, I should want to study why the so-called evil spirit, yin energy, miasma and other things can make ghosts become stronger.
What do these have in common? Can they be extracted? Can they be used on humans? Are there any side effects?
for example.
Different types of monsters have different environmental requirements. Some like to live in volcanoes, while others live in bitter cold places...
But the same thing is that no matter what kind of demon clan they are, what they absorb in their cultivation is the vitality of heaven and earth.
One after another, the two quickly arrived at the laboratory.
This is a laboratory built underground, made of reinforced concrete, sealed with alloy walls, and covers an extremely large area.
Looking around, there are test rooms of different sizes that are completely sealed and separated by high-strength glass.
There are researchers wearing sealed suits walking around everywhere. At a rough look, there are at least a thousand of them.
Some are working at their desks, some are having heated discussions, and some are doing in vivo experiments to observe the reactions of test products.
"Master Hou."
Several researchers who had been waiting at the door quickly came over and said, "After hundreds of experiments, we have made a major discovery."
Zuo Chongming took the document they handed over and asked, "What is it?" while flipping through it.
A researcher rubbed his hands excitedly and couldn't help but lead the way: "Master Hou, please come over and take a look first..."
"Master Hou, I'll wait here."
Qi Hao looked at the horrific creatures struggling and screaming on the bed, and couldn't help but shudder, showing a mask of pain.
He asked himself that there were many lives on his hands, and it could be said that his hands were full of blood, but he still felt shuddering when faced with such a cruel scene.
"Um."
Zuo Chongming nodded and followed the researcher through the hundreds of meters long corridor to a transparent experimental room.
At this moment, the laboratory was filled with gloomy black mist. The black mist seemed to be alive and was constantly surging...
You can see the looming blood flashing in the deep and turbulent black mist, and there are also hysterical roars and curses.
When he discovered Zuo Chongming's arrival, Heiwu's reaction was obviously violent.
In an instant, the black fog in the laboratory began to shrink, condensing into a vague human shape, staring at him with scarlet eyes.
It is not difficult to see from his twinkling eyes that this guy is actually intelligent.
It seems to know that Zuo Chongming is the mastermind behind the scenes, so the resentment and hatred shown in its eyes are really creepy.
It's a pity that there are inscriptions and mantras around the laboratory, trapping it tightly inside. No matter how angry he is, he can't get out.
"Don't tell me."
Zuo Chongming squinted his eyes for a moment and frowned: "Did you cultivate this thing?"
"Master Hou has a sharp eye, I admire him."
The researcher said excitedly: "This is our test subject No. 72. It was originally just a resentful ghost, but now it has become a powerful ghost."
"Violent ghost..."
Zuo Chongming narrowed his eyes and concealed a hint of surprise: "According to this trend of getting stronger, I'm afraid he will become the Ghost King in a few months."
If a ghost is allowed to practice on his own outside, it won't be possible for him to become a powerful ghost within just a few decades.
As for the ghost kings, almost none of them have less than a hundred years of Taoism.
But now, it only takes a few months...
"Did you find it?"
Zuo Chongming took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice.
"almost."
The researchers looked at each other, smiled wryly, and scratched their heads.
Zuo Chongming raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "Absolutely? As scientific researchers, these three words should not come from your mouth."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! A researcher was afraid that he would be angry, so he quickly explained: "Master Hou, the thing is like this..."
"Using ancient mantras, we have indeed discovered the same element from all kinds of Yin Qi that can create ghosts and monsters."
"But our current conditions are too crude to extract it separately for further research."
After Zuo Chongming heard this, he looked at the ghost in confusion: "Then how did you do this?"
The researcher grinned and said: "Does Mr. Hou know about the separation of oil and water? This is the method we use, and we can barely achieve a rough extraction."
Zuo Chongming frowned and understood what they meant.
They can't completely separate oil and water, let alone simply extract the oil.
Therefore, they can only let the oil float on the water, and then extract the oil and part of the water to reduce the proportion of water as much as possible.
"Master Hou."
The researcher danced with joy: "We also discovered that this element that can enhance the soul is essentially similar to the vitality of heaven and earth."
Zuo Chongming looked at him curiously: "Oh? How do you say it?"
A researcher thought for a while and explained as simply as possible: "The vitality of heaven and earth and this element are actually a kind of energy."
"Although the properties of these two energies are completely opposite, they are in harmony with each other. This is probably the so-called difference between yang and yin."
"Whether they are humans, monsters, or even ghosts like this, they gradually become stronger by absorbing this energy."
"The only difference is that gods and ghosts mainly absorb yin energy, while living creatures mainly absorb yang energy."
"god?"
Zuo Chongming's face changed slightly, which was a bit beyond his expectation.
"That's right."
The researcher nodded: "The wishes, beliefs, and incense that people understand are actually Yin energy absorbed by ghosts."
"But for the gods, their followers are like a filter, and the energy they provide is relatively purer."
At the end of the sentence, he couldn't help but shrink his neck and looked at Zuo Chongming hesitantly.
They were so excited just now that they couldn't help themselves.
Only now did I realize that Zuo Chongming was not a player, but a native of the world he was returning to, and he knew basically nothing about science.
I don't know if Zuo Chongming could understand what they just said.
This is already the most straightforward and simple explanation language they can think of.
"Tsk~!"
Zuo Chongming smacked his lips and murmured thoughtfully: "According to what you said, do all living beings have both yin and yang?"
Someone nodded: "Yes, according to our research results, both humans and monsters possess Yin and Yang attributes of energy."
"Only due to gender, race and other reasons, the proportion of yin and yang is slightly different, but the overall balance can be maintained."
"So that's it..."
Zuo Chongming suddenly realized: "No wonder during the process of spiritual cultivation, the body will gradually wither and finally condense into a golden body of merit. Eighty percent of this is caused by the imbalance of yin and yang."
"That's right, that's right."
The researcher's eyes shone with excitement and he nodded repeatedly: "Master Hou really hit the nail on the head, and so do the results of our research."
"Well, continue."
Zuo Chongming nodded noncommittally and motioned for them to continue.
"Just like what the ancient books say..."
A researcher gestured: "The best way is to have both yin and yang, so all living beings are equipped with yin and yang, and the spiritual veins can also absorb yin and yang."
"The difference is that gods only absorb yin energy, while monks balance yin and yang. Warriors mainly absorb yang energy and subtly absorb yin energy."
The companion next to him saw his face flushed and quickly patted his shoulder.
Someone else added: "The reason why martial arts stops at the footwork phase is that it absorbs yin energy by the way."
"From the Guiyuan Realm to the Origin Sea Realm... step by step, the difference between Yin and Yang becomes larger and larger. The Dharma Phase Realm is the limit."
"If you continue to go up, it will inevitably lead to an imbalance of yin and yang. Based on the self-defense mechanism of living beings, the Dharma Realm will be stuck."
"The reason why gods can go to extremes and succeed is because they abandoned their physical bodies when they first started practicing and were still weak."
"But martial arts is different from cultivating gods. Spirits can abandon their bodies, but warriors cannot abandon their souls, otherwise they will be in trouble."
"So, if martial arts wants to break the bottleneck, it can only succeed by changing the quality of the soul and further raising the upper limit."
Zuo Chongming nodded slightly: "It's similar to what I guessed, but you got the results through practice, and you are even more powerful."
Many researchers couldn't help but raise eyebrows: "Did Mr. Hou guess it?"
They came up with the answer after countless experiments. Who would have thought that Zuo Chongming would guess it? This is ridiculous...
Fortunately, they are all researchers and know the difference between speculation and practice. Practice is the only criterion for testing truth.
"never mind."
Zuo Chongming ignored the topic lightly and asked: "Instead of talking about this, let's talk about what solutions you have."
"Well, there are two for now."
One person hesitated and said: "The first is to study the spiritual vein. Before, we only knew that it can absorb the vitality of heaven and earth, but we didn't know that it can also absorb Yin energy."
"The second is to start with the mantra. Since we can use runes to allow ordinary people to absorb the vitality of heaven and earth, then it is also possible..."
Zuo Chongming pondered and said: "I have actually thought about the second plan you mentioned, but there is a problem that I cannot get around."
"What do you mean?"
The researchers looked at each other and couldn't help but cast curious looks at him.
Zuo Chongming said casually: "You also know that there are many types of ghosts, and there are many subdivisions of Yin energy."
"How can we ensure that the runes engraved on a person's body absorb pure yin energy instead of evil or demonic energy?"
The researchers were suddenly speechless, with a look of embarrassment on their faces.
After a while, someone said: "I'm afraid the results of this issue can only be determined after further research and a large number of clinical trials."
As the saying goes, practice is the only criterion for testing truth.
Before that step is reached, any conjectures are just on paper and can only be written down to prepare for the future.
"You did a great job."
Zuo Chongming praised: "However, there is currently no whereabouts of other mantras, so research in this area can be put on hold for the time being."
"Eh?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then looked disappointed.
They originally wanted to receive a generous reward based on this research result.
These people are all professionals in reality, but they are employed by professional gaming guilds such as First Xiangming and Chen Tianlong.
Their task is to concentrate on and work hard to conduct research in the game...
Originally, they thought these guys were making a fuss out of a molehill and doing research on just a game?
But they didn't expect that this game would be so real, and various studies that were different from reality completely aroused their interest.
Nowadays, they are not only doing research because of their work, but also because of their curiosity about the unknown and their expectations for the future.
Seeing their reactions, Zuo Chongming smiled slightly and said: "Don't panic, everyone, I will not give you less of what you deserve."
Having said this, he raised his finger: "Moreover, I have a new task for you, which is to continue to study how to further extract Yin energy."
"Ah this..."
Many researchers were excited and at the same time felt baffled.
Why is Zuo Chongming continuing to study this? The method for the qualitative transformation of the soul has not yet been found. No matter how much Yin energy is extracted, it will be useless.
After a while, someone hesitated and asked: "Master Hou, are you sure?"
"Sure."
Zuo Chongming sighed and said: "The speed at which ghosts catalyze their formation is much faster than that of warriors and monks, and they are not as troublesome as gods."
"Haven't you discovered that the most suitable place for ghosts is the sea? After all, you don't have to eat, drink or poop, so you are a good hand no matter whether you go to the sea or transport by sea."
"Clam?"
The researchers were stunned and their minds went blank.
Good guy, good guy, how does Zuo Chongming’s brain grow? Why is his brain circuit different from that of normal people?
Ordinary people would be frightened to death when they saw a ghost. Even if a warrior saw a ghost, the most he would do was kill him.
But Zuo Chongming is lucky. This guy actually wants to let these ghosts work for him. This is ridiculous... It's completely off the mark.
Everyone can't help but have a question: Isn't the thinking mode of capitalists subject to the constraints of the times?
In reality, there are many netizens who make fun jokes and say...
If a zombie crisis really breaks out, ordinary people will run away if they see zombies.
The capitalists will most likely capture the zombies, hang a piece of meat in front of them, and let them pull the cart to generate electricity and create benefits...
Zombies don't complain, they don't fish, they don't need wages, they don't need insurance, and they work around the clock without any complaints...
This is simply the perfect workforce.
Of course, this is just a joke.
But these researchers never imagined that one day the memes would become a reality.
Zuo Chongming has already started exploiting demons, and now he has extended his sinful claws of capital to demons. What the hell...
…
It didn't take long.
Zuo Chongming took Qi Hao out of the laboratory.
On the way, he seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked: "By the way, is Xu Yunshan still alive?"
"Are you talking about that general?"
Qi Hao was stunned and nodded: "Because of the emergence of rune martial arts, we don't need the demon essence anymore, so that guy is quite nourishing these days."
Zuo Chongming thought for a while and ordered: "Send him to the laboratory later to study how to use generals to cultivate high-quality zombies."
Qi Hao's eyes widened: "Ah? What are you going to do, Lord Marquis?"
Zuo Chongming smiled slightly and said matter-of-factly: "Since we want ghosts to help, we must at least build a nest for them."
"The lair where Xu Yunshan hid back then was really a good place. I later sent people to develop it and build a ghost country."
"Since it is a ghost country, it is definitely not conducive for living people to stay for a long time, so it is actually necessary to cultivate a group of high-quality zombie guards."
"..."
Qi Hao was completely speechless.
He originally thought that Zuo Chongming was joking, but he never thought that he actually planned to do this.
Zuo Chongming added: "By the way, contact Li Jianhui and Nan Liuli, let the mercenary guild and the merchant alliance draw up a plan to prepare new pets."
The corner of Qi Hao's mouth twitched crazily, and he asked in a harsh voice: "Ghost pet?"
"if not?"
Zuo Chongming blinked and said confidently: "Ghosts are so good. They don't need to eat or drink. They can also cool down in summer. It's perfect, right?"
"...Hou, Lord Hou is wise."
Qi Hao suppressed the desire to complain in his heart and nodded with difficulty.
He really, really has nothing to say now.
PS: I have to go out to do some errands today, so I am missing a thousand words and will make up for it later.